StuckatTheAirport.com headquarters is in Seattle. So we keep a close eye on what Alaska Airlines is up to. The airline recently began flying from its hometown hub in Seattle to Rome, London, and Reykjavik. Before that it added flights to Seoul and Tokyo. Today the airline announced it will be expanding its international network […]
Orville Wright was still alive in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt declared Orville’s birthday – August 19 – to be National Aviation Day. The day now serves to celebrate the contributions Orville and his brother, Wilbur made to human flight and all that has come of that. But let’s not forget the important role Orville […]
Who gets the middle seat armrests? Is it OK to recline your seat? Should you clap when the plane lands? These and other big airplane etiquette issues are being addressed by Lufthansa in a fun series of caps, bags and and sweathshirts that we now covet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
Iconic soccer artifacts at Seattle’s MOPOP Museum (FIFA World Cup participation medals; 1930) Soccer fan or not, you can’t help but notice that everyone is a bit World Cup crazy right now. Museums included. In Seattle, one of the host cities, the Museum of Pop Cuture, MOPOP, has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions to present […]
Getting ready for the weekend? Us too. Before we head out, here are some travel tidbits that may be of use. Qantas Airways Project Sunrise They’ve been talking about it, studying how to do it and planning it for years. They even have a name for it: Project Sunrise. And now Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas, […]
Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]
StuckatTheAirport.com headquarters is in Seattle. So we keep a close eye on what Alaska Airlines is up to. The airline recently began flying from its hometown hub in Seattle to Rome, London, and Reykjavik. Before that it added flights to Seoul and Tokyo. Today the airline announced it will be expanding its international network […]
Orville Wright was still alive in 1939 when President Franklin Roosevelt declared Orville’s birthday – August 19 – to be National Aviation Day. The day now serves to celebrate the contributions Orville and his brother, Wilbur made to human flight and all that has come of that. But let’s not forget the important role Orville […]
Who gets the middle seat armrests? Is it OK to recline your seat? Should you clap when the plane lands? These and other big airplane etiquette issues are being addressed by Lufthansa in a fun series of caps, bags and and sweathshirts that we now covet. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
Iconic soccer artifacts at Seattle’s MOPOP Museum (FIFA World Cup participation medals; 1930) Soccer fan or not, you can’t help but notice that everyone is a bit World Cup crazy right now. Museums included. In Seattle, one of the host cities, the Museum of Pop Cuture, MOPOP, has teamed up with Julien’s Auctions to present […]
Getting ready for the weekend? Us too. Before we head out, here are some travel tidbits that may be of use. Qantas Airways Project Sunrise They’ve been talking about it, studying how to do it and planning it for years. They even have a name for it: Project Sunrise. And now Australia’s flag carrier, Qantas, […]
Back in April, American Airlines debuted a special sports-themed aircraft livery on a Boeing 737-800 to mark its role as Official North American Airline Supplier of the 2026 FIFA World Cup 26 in partnership with Qatar Airways. The airline has also rolled out soccer-themed amenity kits packaged in clear containers that can be repurposed as stadium-legal […]
Have you seen those social media posts of passengers grabbing their carry-ons before jumping on the slide to evacuate an airplane during an emergency? That’s scary. And dangerous. As is the fact that other passengers waste precious time stopping to videotape the evacuation frenzy before getting off the plane. As it wraps up its Annual […]
Alaska Airlines debuts a new ‘wow’ lounge at Portland Int’l Airport There are a million reasons to love Portland International Airport (PDX). And now there’s one more. Alaska Airlines, which serves its Portland hub with more than 100 daily departures, officially opens its new PDX lounge on Thursday, June 4. The approximately 14,000-square-foot lounge is […]
Horizon Air, the regional carrier of Alaska Airlines, will soon celebrate its 45th anniversary. But it’s keeping its youthful outlook by joining forces with the ‘Toy Story’ film franchise. One of the Horizon’s regional Embraer 175 airplanes (N659QX) is currently flying with a special livery promoting “Toy Story 5,” the next chapter in Disnay and […]